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Native American Names for Girls

Native American girl names are the oldest female names known in North America, though many have fallen out of use with the marginalization of Indigenous cultures. But any discussion of American names must include these authentic choices.

our website's list of Native American names for girls includes the following. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Guthrie

Meaning: windy place

Origin:Scottish
2492
Zevon Zevon is typically a boy's name and is a der...
Origin:Musician name
3482
Buzz The meaning of Buzz is ‘farmhouse in the woo...
Origin:Modern nickname
3170
Arsenio

Meaning: virile, strong

Origin:Spanish from Greek
2622
Finch

Meaning: to swindle

Origin:English word and nature name
1283
Ford

Meaning: dweller at the ford

Origin:English
386
Prince

Meaning: chief, prince

Origin:Latin
2422
Jeter Jeter is a surname of French origin. The mea...
Origin:French or German surname
2671
Peyton

Meaning: fighting-man's estate

Origin:English
1541
Chance Chance is a given name of Middle English ori...
Origin:French variation of Chauncey
1558
Keaton

Meaning: shed town

Origin:English place and surname
8639
Joaquin

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Spanish variation of Joachim
401
Usain

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Arabic, possible variation of Hussein
9885
Keanu

Meaning: the coolness, or the cool breeze

Origin:Hawaiian
354
Beckham

Meaning: homestead by the stream

Origin:English
394
Kobe

Meaning: tortoise

Origin:Swahili
2007
Eames

Meaning: son of the uncle

Origin:English
1361
Darwin

Meaning: dear friend

Origin:English
1066
Kendrick

Meaning: royal ruler, champion

Origin:English and Scottish
1241
Nouvel

Meaning: new

Origin:French
8618